On Jun 9, 3:07pm, Tom Tweed wrote:
> and I'm wondering if Bill was asking about an electric oil pump to be
> used before starting the engine, to assure full oiling at start-up,
> since I've heard that that's when most wear occurs.
>
> In fact, I remember the `Goss Garage Guy' on the PBS program _Motorweek_
> describing an accessory electric oiler, and gave the above reason for
> it being a geed idea. I suppose it could be something mounted external
> to the engine, with appropriate fittings and oil lines; it could be
> turned on with the key in the `idiot light check' position, at which
> time you could wait 10 seconds or so, for the oil to get up to the
> rocker shaft, for instance.
You've basically described a device called an Accusump, which is
a pressure accumulator. It feeds oil to the engine whenever there's
a pressure drop and can be wired to an electric solenoid to pre-oil
the engine. I've got one on the race car; cheap insurance...
John Lye
rjl6n@virginia.EDU
http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~rjl6n/homepage.htm
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